Indonesian rescuers find more bodies from rubbles, earthquake toll reaches 78
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A police officer leads a sniffer dog during a search of victims at the ruin of a building flattened by an earthquake in Mamuju
(AP)
Power supplies and phone communications have begun to improve in the quake areas
The disaster agency’s data showed that nearly 27,850 survivors were moved to shelters
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Indonesian rescuers on Sunday retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a strong earthquake, raising the death toll to 78, while military engineers managed to reopen ruptured roads to clear access for relief goods.
Indonesian teams find more bodies after earthquake, death toll rises to 56
Indonesian teams find more bodies after earthquake, death toll rises to 56
The death toll rose to 56 after a strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides.
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Indonesian rescuers retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings (AP)
Indonesian rescuers retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake, raising the death toll to 56 on Sunday, while military engineers managed to reopen ruptured roads to clear access for relief goods.
More heavy equipment reached the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighboring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the quake hit Friday night, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency s spokesperson.
At least 42 dead as 6.2 earthquake topples homes, buildings in Indonesia
A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people.
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Residents inspect earthquake-damaged buildings in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday. (AP Photo)
A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people.
More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake, which sent people fleeing their homes in the darkness on Friday. Authorities were still collecting information about the full scale of casualties and damage in the affected areas.